We have mailed all wine bottles, T-shirts, plaques, and certificates for the
last running of the California QSO Party. All of these awards were sent to
the addresses listed on the logs. However, some of the awards bounced right
back to us. We're willing to give it another try, though, if anybody can
help us out with the addresses. If you know any of these people, please ask
them to contact me with information about their CURRENT address. In the
listing which follows, the address I have given is the one we used that the
U.S. Postal Service just doesn't like:
W3HDH: Douglas R. Maddox
3808 Godfrey Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
WA5DTK: John Brewer
1504 McCann Road
Longview, TX 75601
KC6ACI: Herbert C. Lambengco
520 Fischer Street 2
Los Angeles, CA
AA6YX: David A. New
1923 Tonja Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
WB0IWG: James J. Stiles
POB 1454
Chambersburg, PA 17201
LU6EF: <no address on log>
73...Bruce, AA6KX
>From John Dorr K1AR" <p00259@psilink.com Fri Jul 21 22:25:18 1995
From: John Dorr K1AR" <p00259@psilink.com (John Dorr K1AR)
Subject: 1995 CQ Contest Survey - In case you missed it
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In case you missed the first transmission...
So far I've received over 70 responses! Not bad...keep up the rate guys!
73 John, K1AR
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Here's the final version of this year's CQ Contest Survey. Feel free to
give it a shot and send your answers back to me. If you prefer, the
hard-copy version will run in the September issue. Thanks...
73 John, K1AR
1995 CQ Magazine Contest Survey
Your Callsign (optional):
Age:
Profession:
1) What aspect of your station is in most need of technical
improvements or new products?
2) What changes in your contest strategies (station design,
operating, antennas) have resulted from the current sunspot
minimum?
3) Do you currently use a computer in your contest shack?
A) If yes, please answer the following (if more than one, list
the fastest/biggest):
CPU type Operating System Disk Capacity
B) If yes, for what functions other than contest logging do
you use your computer (check all that apply):
Packet VFO/Radio Interface Rotator Interface
Daily Logging QSLing Antenna Modeling E-Mail
Other
4) Please list your Top-5 favorite contests in order of interest:
5) Do you think that contesters show any more/less regard for their
fellow "on-the air" hams than other operating groups (e.g.,
DXers, net operators, etc.)?
YES NO
6) Outside of contesting, what other areas of amateur radio do you
actively participate in?
7) How would you rank your abilities in the following categories
(be honest!):
a) Operating: Outstanding Good Average Poor
b) Computers: Outstanding Good Average Poor
c) Technical: Outstanding Good Average Poor
d) Mechanical: Outstanding Good Average Poor
8) In a few words, describe your most memorable contest
story/experience.
9) Briefly describe something that someone you know (or yourself)
has contributed in the past 12 months to positively impact the
sport of contesting.
10) What do you consider the main reason(s) larger numbers of new
contesters are not entering into our ranks?
Additional comments:
Return your survey responses to:
1995 Contest Survey
c/o CQ Communications, 76 N. Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801
Deadline: November 30, 1995
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>From prosper@iadfw.net (Brent Childers) Fri Jul 21 21:29:57 1995
From: prosper@iadfw.net (Brent Childers) (Brent Childers)
Subject: WR-1000 Gears
Message-ID: <199507212029.PAA26314@server.iadfw.net>
At the risk of sending something non-enflamatory. Here is a request from
K5MR. Please reply directly to Steve at the addresses listed below.
Tnx & 73 - ki5jc
Fellow CONTESTers,
I have located a gear fabrication company in Dallas, TX that can duplicate
the damaged gear in my WR-1000. I believe this is the same gear that failed
in in many other WR-1000 rotators. It is a cluster gear assembly. The
small gear is about .75 inch dia, .50 inch thk and has 18 teeth. The larger
gear is about 3 inch dia, .125 inch thk and has 60 teeth. The gears are
welded together and pressed onto a stainless steel shaft.
The replacement cluster gear assembly will be fabricated using 17-4
stainless steel, condition H-900 (44 Rc) material. The 60 tooth gear will
be tack welded to the hub end of the 18 tooth pinion, then the assembly is
pressed onto a new shaft with a .002 inch press fit.
The setup charge for the first piece is $365.00. The unit price for 2 to 10
pieces is $90.00 each, delivery 3-5 weeks ARO. The setup fee is a bit
steep, but the recurring unit price is not bad for a complete stainless
steel replacement that should be a lot stronger that the original.
I am looking to split the setup fee to lower the setup cost with anyone
interested in replacing the same gear.
If anyone is interested you can send e-mail to me at JTAYLOR@esitx.esi.org
(I can receive e-mail at this address, but cannot send. Will reply via my
buddy KI5JC) or you can reach me via phone at (H)903-482-5077 or
(W)214-470-2285.
73, Steve K5MR
Gunter, TX (near Dallas)
>From biss@epg.nist.gov (Robert Biss) Fri Jul 21 16:27:49 1995
From: biss@epg.nist.gov (Robert Biss) (Robert Biss)
Subject: QRL and operating 'practices & habits'
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C'mon guy's, hasn't this one been beaten to the ground in the past several
days....Is either side really going to change their operating habits during
a contest because of what they read this week....I doub't it....
While were griping....one that gets me is when the going get's slow and the
SUPER STATIONS start S & P'in and they plop ontop of one pile up after
another and keep throwing their (station owner's) call in and the end result
is "sorry worked b4"....
I don't have a BIG station but I have been able to patiently break my share
of pileups in 1 or 2 calls but I can say that I had the other stations call
before I worked him....
A lot of the garbage that goes on is because an operator doesn't want to
take the time to listen....the RATE is the thing....and I will bet that not
many listen to a frequency for 15 SECONDS as was suggested by a few....
that much time is just too precious to lose.
Have a nice weekend, I'm going to work on the NEW QTH on a mountain top in
WV.... c u hr next week....
73's bob K3ZNV
BISS@EPG.NIST.GOV
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